2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SNAPSHOT

Population

Demographics

2.53 million people lived in Riverside County in 2025, an 8.12% increase since 2015 1

2025 DEMOGRAPHICS OF CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 17 6

Hispanic Latino

60.2% 22.3%

White (Non-Hispanic) Black/African American

NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY 2

5.5%

89,541

Asian 5.7% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.3% American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5% Two or More Races 5.6%

2014-2016

80,079

2023-2025

GRADE K-12 STUDENT POPULATION (419,992) BY RACE/ ETHNICITY, SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025 7

PERCENT OF POPULATION UNDER 18 IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY 3

Hispanic/Latino

281,704

67.1%

White

67,603

16.1%

26%

Black/African American

23,395

5.6%

2015

Asian

16,115

3.8%

Two or more races

15,327

3.6%

23%

Filipino

7,706

1.8%

2025

American Indian or Alaskan Native

1,526

0.4%

Native or Pacific Islander

1,343

0.3%

PERCENT OF PROJECTED ANNUAL GROWTH RATE BY AGE GROUP 2024 AND 2028 4

None reported

5,273

1.3%

<1

1-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

23.4% of population

2025 PERCENT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY POPULATION UNDER AGE 18 8

+2.1%

-0.5%

-1.1%

-7.2%

-8.0%

1 U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). QuickFacts: Riverside County, California. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/riversidecountycalifornia 2 California Integrated Vital Records System (Cal-IVRS). California Comprehensive Birth File (CCBF). [2012-2023 data extracted 12/20/2024, 2024 data extracted on 08/29/25. 2025 data extracted on 01/21/26). 3 U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). QuickFacts: Riverside County, California. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ riversidecountycalifornia 4 Riverside University Health System – Public Health, Epidemiology and Program Evaluation. (2024). Health matters brief: Population projections in Riverside County, CA, 2024–2028 [PDF]. https://www.ruhealth.org/sites/default/ files/2024-04/Health_Matters_Brief_Pop_Projection_Rivco_2024-2028_2024-02.pdf 5-6 U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). QuickFacts: Riverside County, California. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ riversidecountycalifornia 7 California Department of Education. (n.d.). Riverside County: Education data from CALPADS. Ed Data. https://www. ed-data.org/county/Riverside 8 USAFacts. (n.d.). Riverside County, CA: Population and demographics. https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many people-live-in-the-us/county/riverside-county-ca

2025 RIVERSIDE COUNTY HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 5

Number of Households

783,689 586,426

Number of Families

Households with Children 253,015 Families with Children Below Poverty 32,964

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